In this free video tutorial brought to you in with the support of Plugin Alliance, Pro Tools Expert team member Julian Rodgers revisits an old friend - the Maag EQ4 from Plugin Alliance.

Highs, Lows and Four Well-chosen Frequencies Inbetween

The EQ4 always confronts my expectations because it doesn't quite behave like other EQs I use. The two outer controls - Sub and Air offer direct, uncomplicated control over the extremes at each end of the frequency spectrum and the four frequencies in between offer restricted choices - just cut and boost of four frequencies with no Q. I've always liked these restrictions, after all, classic Neve EQs don't offer sweepable frequencies and adjustable Q.

Why Did I Forget About This EQ?

In the video I comment that this EQ had "fallen off my radar". I like it but I haven't used it much recently. When I wondered why this was I concluded that I'd fallen into the trap of thinking of the EQ4 as "the one with the Air band" and only using it for that. While its true that I can't think of another EQ which does what the Air band does, the rest of it is a very capable EQ too!